Specialized Educational Transition Therapist

Kennedy Krieger Institute•Baltimore, MD

4h•$31 - $55

About The Position

The Specialized Educational Transition Therapist is a member of Fairmount Rehabilitation Programs’ interdisciplinary team and designs and supervises classroom instruction for appropriate day patients. The role also coordinates transition activities to support appropriate school placement and services at discharge. This includes educational evaluation, coordination of team recommendations, parent and caregiver education, and training and technical assistance for local educational agencies. The therapist develops and implements instructional and treatment plans, assesses students’ educational skills and needs, prepares written reports with recommendations, and serves as an educational case manager for school placement at discharge. The position also supports classroom staff, adapts materials and computer applications to patients’ physical and cognitive needs, and contributes to interdisciplinary team activities, staff training, and program development.

Requirements

Maintain Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) certification in Special Education.
Master’s degree with an emphasis in Special Education.
Two years of teaching experience with children with disabilities.
Experience in diagnostic educational assessment and report writing.

Nice To Haves

Five years of experience working with various age groups.
Experience coordinating and complying with special education regulations.

Responsibilities

Design and implement treatment plans using diagnostic prescriptive teaching for appropriate Fairmount Rehabilitation Day patients.
Direct assistant teachers, rehabilitation technicians, and intermittent teaching staff in classroom management and student instruction.
Develop weekly lesson and treatment plans.
Use standardized assessment tools and clinical observation to conduct educational assessments for Day patients and assigned Outpatients.
Prepare written reports summarizing students’ or patients’ skills and needs, with specific recommendations for educational management.
Participate in joint therapeutic sessions when appropriate.
Implement behavior management plans for patients and students.
Serve as educational case manager for discharge school placement.
Confer with parents and appropriate agency representatives throughout program enrollment about student or patient progress, needs, and transition recommendations.
Provide training and technical assistance to local educational agencies as appropriate.
Involve patients in activities that facilitate transition to the appropriate school program at discharge.
Adapt materials and computer applications to meet patients’ physical and cognitive needs.
Participate in team activities, including patient rounds, in-service training, management meetings, and program development.
Coordinate staff training for the interdisciplinary team.
Provide educational case management for other medical clinics as assigned.